The Cyborg Beast

Developed by Jorge Zuniga and his research group at Creighton University, the Cyborg Beast is one of e-NABLE’s most popular designs. Among its features are textured finger tips for improved grip, Chicago screw joints, protected cable routing through the body of the palm, and integrated tensioning system in the gauntlet. The Cyborg Beast is licensed under the Creative Commons-Attribution-Non-Commercial license.

All files for this design can be found on Thingiverse, HERE. For detailed instructions on which files to download and print, see below.

Instructions

Tips for installing the tendon lines from Jeremy Simon of 3D Universe:

Which Files Should I Download and Print?

The latest version of the Cyborg Beast can be downloaded here. When you open this ZIP file, you will find the following files inside:

Instructions_Cyborg_Beast_Updated.pdf

Start here. The instructions have detailed information about sizing and assembly.

Scaling_Chart.pdf

This chart will help guide sizing.

L_One_Hinge_Gauntlet.stl

Gauntlet for thumbless left palm.

Normal_Gauntlet.stl

Gauntlet for either right or left full palm.

L_No_Thumb_Palm.stl

Palm for users with a left hand with a thumb.

Finger_w_Bumps.stl

Distal finger with bumps on the finger tip for better gripping (fingers only).

Thumb_Finger_w_Bumps.stl

Distal finger with bumps on the finger tip for the thumb.

Right_Palm.stl

Standard palm for a right-hand version.

R_One_Hinge_Gauntlet

Gauntlet for a thumb-less right palm.

Finger_Phal.stl

Proximal phalange for the four fingers that interfaces with the palm.

Thumb_Phal.stl

Proximal phalange for the thumb that interfaces with the palm.

Finger_wo_Bumps.stl

Smooth-tipped finger tips for the four fingers.

Thumb_Finger_wo_Bumps.stl

Smooth-tipped finger tip for the thumb

Left_Palm.stl

Standard left palm.

R_No_Thumb_Palm.stl

Palm for users with a right hand with a thumb.

For a standard Cyborg Beast, you’ll need to print the following:

4 x Finger_w_Bumps.stl or Finger_wo_Bumps.stl

1 x Left_Palm.stl or Right_Palm.stl

4 x Finger_Phal.stl

1 x Thumb_Finger_w_Bumps.stl or Thumb_Finger_wo_Bumps.stl

1 x Thumb_Phal.stl

ACCEPTANCE

By accepting any design, plan, component or assembly related to the so called “e-NABLE Hand”, I understand and agree that any such information or material furnished by any individual associated with the design team is furnished as is without representation or warranties of any kind, express or implied, and is intended to be a gift for the sole purpose of evaluating various design iterations, ideas and modifications. I understand that such improvements are intended to benefit individuals having specific disabilities and are not intended, and shall not be used, for commercial use. I further understand and agree that any individual associated with e-NABLE organization shall not be liable for any injuries or damages resulting from the use of any of the materials related to the e-NABLE hand.

Thank you very much, I hope I can help, I am a student of bionics engineering in Mexico, I hope to help in the future in a more direct way, for now I’ll find a way to help as you and again, congratulations for your work!

If you have someone that is in need of a device who is missing fingers – please send an email to our matcher team at enablematcher@gmail.com and they can help find someone near you to help! It may take a few days for them to get back to you as we are all volunteers and do this in our free time so please give them some time to get the info to you!

My name is Spiro. Im a 25 year old man from Greece now living in the UK.
First of all i would like to congratulate you on such a wonderful achievement! I myself was born with missing digits on my left hand due to congenital amniotic band syndrome. Its where the amniotic sac constricts a part of the body and prevents it from developing when in the womb. I have coped without any prosthesis or support whatsoever my whole life because of the cost of having something like this done. It is absurd and ridiculous to price a prosthetic at such a high cost as 35k and over! But thanks to people like you there is hope for someone like me. What would it take to possibly get a hold of one of your devices?

Hello Spiros! We would be happy to help find someone near you! Please email our matcher team so they can get you the intake form and get you started on finding someone near you that can get some parts printed! Please email: enablematcher@gmail.com

Hello I’m Jeff and I live in the Philippines. Would you know anyone in this area who can help me have this hand… I lost my right hand due to an accident but I still e my carpal and wrist intact… My dad lives in LA in the united states maybe I can have one shipped to him then he can send it to me here in the Philippines… I really appreciate all these things your doing for people like me.. All the best.

Hi Jo – we currently do not have a device that would work for him but hope to in the future. Feel free to fill out the intake form and get on the list so that if we do come up with a design – we can match him to someone that can make it. 🙂

Hello,
I have a daughter who has one finger. She has seen on the internet hand and would love to have one. Only handmade for someone who has no fingers. Is there a possibility that someone can customize the file for her. There is a 3D scan of her hand made so it might change what is easy.
Yours sincerely
Johan

Hello Johan! We can certainly try!
Please email us at letsgetstarted@enablingthefuture.org and fill out the form, send in the measurements and photos and our matcher team will help you find someone that can print and rework a design for you. 🙂

Hi there-my new born is due in April and I’ve learned he will not have a left hand. There is no limb difference otherwise, he has everything up to his wrist but I’ve been advised that the sooner you introduce children to prosthetics the better. Is there a size available for children 6 month olds? Additionally we don’t have a 3D printer. Is there a way we can order one? Thank you so much and this is amazing!!!

Hi there, I’ve trying to make a hand for some time now, but ran into a few problems. There seems to be multiple variations of the gauntlets; where can I get access to the gauntlet with the slits for the velcro as well as the twisting type tensioner mounting?

Hello, I am in your database download images seem to be is incomplete, I am very urgently need to know the method of making 3 d prosthetics, I come from China, this technology is not here, I’d like to cooperate with you, and popularized in China, looking forward to cooperating with you!

Hi guys, yesterday a man of 35 years wrote me to my email asking for my help , he told me he had lost an arm , he is Cuban and I wondered if there would be someone to help you , your email is romili0905@gmail.com Thanks for your attention.

Hi everybody,
Sorry for posting this here but I didn’t found any user forum or so. I am having issues printing the gauntlet for the cyborg beast hand : http://thingiverse-production.s3.amazonaws.com/renders/ad/f9/52/34/ba/Normal_Gauntlet_w_Tensioner_preview_featured.jpg
In fact, the contact with the printer plate is too small and is not flat, and the printing always ends up as a big mess. Also, at some point, the printer tries to print in a point of space corresponding to the gauntlet tips, and it’s the least to say that it doesn’t really work. I’ve tried to rotate the 3d model so the gauntlet tips touch the printer’s plate, but yet the surface contact is still too small, and the printer starts printing wires that detach from the model.
Do anybody ahad issues with it too ? Or are you all succeeding in printing it without any problem.
I am thinking of printing this modified gautlet instead : http://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dpx-001011
Or maybe flattening the original model by myslef.
Thanks for your help,
Amine

Hello ,
I printed the cyborg beast and the gauntlet does not have a place for the tendons to be inserted, also the Instruction Manual is not opening. Is there a way I could get the Instruction manual for the Cyborg Beast to be sent to my email or access it in any other way because I tried multiple times to open it but failed. It says this “This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

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thingiverse-production
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Hi there,
First of all thank you so much for doing such a noble work. I am a senior Electrical and Computer Engineering students and fr my senior design project I am working on a EMG Controlled Forearm Prosthesis. I would like to use this design for the actual hand, and my question is if is possible to fit servo motors inside the hand to actuate the tendon lines? I would also love to shared my project with this community so more people can be benefited by this technology. Email me at ejorge@nyit.edu

Best place to find out about that would be in the forums but you are always welcome to take the design and “make it work” and we just ask that if you use it for part of your final device, that you give credit back to the designers and community!